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American, 2 others to remain jailed

November 11, 2007

PERUGIA, ITALY — An American student has accused a Congolese pub owner of knifing her British roommate to death, according to a judge's ruling Friday ordering the woman, her Italian boyfriend and the pub owner kept in jail.

The judge said Amanda Marie Knox of Seattle was hazy about the events from smoking hashish and that the murder weapon was a knife that belonged to Knox's boyfriend.

Knox, 20, Raffaele Sollecito, 23, and Diya Lumumba, 38, have been detained since Tuesday as suspects in the sexual assault and killing of Meredith Kercher, 21, who was found dead Nov. 2. All three deny involvement in the death, their lawyers say.

No charges have been filed, but Judge Claudia Matteini ruled "serious indications of guilt" warranted keeping the three in jail for up to a year as the investigation continues.